Dating a Parks Saber (Arc-Wave, ~2004?)

[Kazy]

I (meaning my parents) bought this Arc-Wave in I think 2004-2005, but honestly I have no idea. It has a momentary switch and bubble stuff over the LEDs instead of the advertised touch-sensitive button, which I later put a 3D printed thing over to make it easier to push. Eats batteries like the dickens. I think the board might have a design flaw that drains batteries even when it's off.

Does anyone know exactly when this is from? I feel like the switch is a hack job for when they ran out of the other kind, as without my little 3D printed button extender it's a PITA to push.

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

Someone said they bought theirs in 2003.

Original Parks Sabers Arc-wave Light Saber with Red Electroluminescent Blade | #476824705

Parks Sabers Arc-wave Saber with Red Electroluminescent (EL) Blade This is the original Parks Sabers Arc-wave Saber with an EL blade, designed by Jeff Parks. I purchased this saber in 2003 and it is s

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[Kazy]

Someone said they bought theirs in 2003.

Original Parks Sabers Arc-wave Light Saber with Red Electroluminescent Blade | #476824705

Parks Sabers Arc-wave Saber with Red Electroluminescent (EL) Blade This is the original Parks Sabers Arc-wave Saber with an EL blade, designed by Jeff Parks. I purchased this saber in 2003 and it is s

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That one has the touch sensor though. I haven't seen any others like mine.

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

That one has the touch sensor though. I haven't seen any others like mine.

It probably wasn’t much before that. I think I bought one of his touch sensor hilts at the 2003 SD Comic Con and i think that was around the first time he started using them. In 2000, parks was still using the push button style switch (the type you have to hold down to keep the blade lit). They were tall and narrow switches and used on his hilts including the 2000 Mara Jade hilt he made for the CCG.

 

[Kazy]

It probably wasn’t much before that. I think I bought one of his touch sensor hilts at the 2003 SD Comic Con and i think that was around the first time he started using them. In 2000, parks was still using the push button style switch (the type you have to hold down to keep the blade lit). They were tall and narrow switches and used on his hilts including the 2000 Mara Jade hilt he made for the CCG.

This was post the touch sensor. I remember seeing the touch on the website and being slightly disappointed that I got a temporary button one.

The button is a momentary switch, but it toggles the blade off and on. It's newer than the touch sensors but did not have it.

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

In 2003, the only momentary switch I remember him using was the black ones that were a little smaller than the diameter of a Skittle. So maybe you estimate of 2004 or 2005 is pretty good.